Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 71 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 71 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, May 30, 2026, 11:24 PM AKDT (07:24 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 138 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-31 07:24:12 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.817° N, 143.286° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.761 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 122 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.7118 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 120 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.8133 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.5130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.0138 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 113 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.7124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 112 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.687 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 106 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.7105 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 106 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 101 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.8137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 94 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 91 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.5139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 86 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.656 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 76 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.2116 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 73 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.5134 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 72 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.677 km S of Chitina, Alaska · 70 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.6114 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 70 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.8126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 65 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.5119 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 127 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.8112 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 127 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.1139 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.6112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 140 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.7117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 141 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.75 km ENE of Chitina, Alaska · 145 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.7132 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 146 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.7104 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 147 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.9119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.0106 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 153 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026krqckm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.